Pip Vesta002 Atmospheric Storage Tank Specification (Supplement To API Standard 650)

TECHNICAL CORRECTION
August 2017
Vessel
PIP VESTA002
Atmospheric Storage Tank Specification
(Supplement to API Standard 650)
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requirements into a single set of Practices, administrative, application, and engineering
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time to time should not be viewed as an expression of preference but rather recognized
as normal usage in the trade. Other brands having the same specifications are equally
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to be consistent with applicable laws and regulations including OSHA requirements. To
the extent these Practices or guidelines should conflict with OSHA or other applicable
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This Practice is subject to revision at any time.
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PUBLISHING HISTORY
June 2000 Issued
June 2009 Complete Revision
October 2012 Technical Revision
November 2016 Technical Revision
August 2017 Technical Correction
Not printed with State funds

TECHNICAL CORRECTION
April 17, 2017
Vessel
PIP VESTA002
Atmospheric Storage Tank Specification
(Supplement to API Standard 650)
Table of Contents
6.1 General........................................... 5
Scope ................................................2
7. Erection .......................................6
References ........................................2 7.1 General........................................... 6
7.3 Examination, Testing, and Repairs 6
Definitions .........................................2 7.5 Dimensional Tolerances ................. 7
Requirements ...................................3 8. Methods of Inspecting Joints ....7

General 3
Annexes ............................................9
4. Materials ......................................3 B. Recommendations for Design and
4.2 Plates .............................................. 3 Construction of Foundations for ..... 9
Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks ............ 9
5. Design ..........................................3 C. External Floating Roofs .................. 9
5.1 Joints .............................................. 3 F. Design of Tanks for Small Internal
5.3 Special Considerations ................... 4 Pressures ....................................... 9
5.6 Shell Design ................................... 4 H. Internal Floating Roofs ................... 9
5.7 Shell Openings ............................... 4 S. Austenitic Stainless Steel Storage
5.8 Shell Attachments and Tank Tanks.............................................. 9
Appurtenances ............................... 5 W. Document Submittals and Review . 9
5.10 Roofs .............................................. 5
5.12 Tank Anchorage ............................. 5
6. Fabrication ..................................5
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PIP VESTA002 TECHNICAL CORRECTION
Atmospheric Storage Tank Specification (Supplement to API Standard 650) August 2017
Scope
This Practice supplements API 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage. Together, this Practice
and API 650 provide requirements for the construction of atmospheric storage tanks.
This Practice and API 650 describe minimum construction requirements for the materials, design,
fabrication, erection, examination, and testing of aboveground, non-refrigerated storage tanks.
This Practice describes additions and modifications made to API 650. In addition, this Practice
describes decisions made regarding options offered by API 650. This Practice supplements, but
does not supersede, API 650 and any applicable jurisdictional requirements.
This Practice covers storage tanks that have design internal pressures of 17.2 kPa (2.5 psig) or
less (see API 650, Annex F) and design temperatures less than 260°C (500°F) (see API 650,
Annex M).
This Practice presumes the use of the API 650 Data Sheet to cover the requirements in API 650,
and the Data Sheet, as a supplement, to define the additional requirements of this Practice.
References
Applicable parts of the following Practices and industry codes and standards shall be considered
an integral part of this Practice. The edition and addendum in effect on the date of contract award
shall be used, except as otherwise noted. Short titles are used herein where appropriate.
Process Industry Practices (PIP)

– VEFTA100 - Tank Miscellaneous Details
– VEFV1116 - Vessel Manway Hinges (included in PIP VEFV1100 and
PIP VEFV1100M - Vessel/S&T Heat Exchanger Standard Details)
– VEFV1117 - Vessel Vertical Manway Davits (included in PIP VEFV1100 and
PIP VEFV1100M - Vessel/S&T Heat Exchanger Standard Details)
Industry Codes and Standards
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
– API Standard 650 - Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, 12th Edition, including
Addendum 2, January 2016
• American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM International)
– ASTM A283/A283M Specification for Low and Intermediate Strength Carbon
Steel Plates
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
– NFPA 11 - Standard for Low-, Medium, and High-Expansion Foam
Definitions
Minimum Design Metal Temperature (MDMT): A site-specific temperature which is used in
Figures 4-1a and 4-1b to select materials for the tank.
See API 650 for other definitions.

Requirements
General
If neither API 650 nor this Practice addresses requirements for miscellaneous items and
appurtenances, the additional requirements shall be approved by Purchaser and provided within a
supplement to the Purchaser’s API 650 Tank Data Sheet.
Purchaser’s Data Sheet shall be used to specify the requirements covered in this Practice. The
Data Sheet shall not be used to contradict, void, or diminish any requirement covered in API 650.
References in this Practice to the “API 650 Tank Data Sheet” shall mean the data sheet included
in API 650, Annex L.
The numbering of the following headings and paragraphs in the Requirements section
corresponds to the numbering of API 650, which this Practice supplements. All of the following
requirements are in addition to, or modifications of, those in API 650. Provisions of API 650 that
are not revised remain in force.
4. Materials
4.2 Plates
4.2.2(c) ASTM A283C shall not be used for shell, shell reinforcement, or tank bottom
annular plates for thicknesses greater than 13 mm (1/2 inch).
4.2.10.1 The design metal temperature is defined in API 650, Section 3.6. If the
MDMT is specified by the Purchaser on the Data Sheet, the MDMT shall be
used for the design metal temperature to determine the materials for the tank.
For sites covered by API 650, Figure 4-2, the MDMT shall not be higher than
the lowest one-day mean temperature plus 8°C (15°F). If the MDMT is not
specified, the procedures in API 650 that are based on API 650, Figure 4-2,
shall be used to determine the materials for the tank.
5. Design
5.1 Joints
5.1.3 Restrictions on Joints
5.1.3.6.1 Unless otherwise specified, fillet welds or groove welds covered in API
650, Section 5.1.3.6.1, and with legs or throat dimensions greater than
4.8 mm (3/16 inch) shall be multi-pass.
5.1.3.7 Joints for external attachments (e.g., wind girders, wind girder gussets,
stairs, platforms, clip angles, etc.) shall be completely seal welded at
every juncture.
For austenitic stainless steel tanks, where service temperature may
be in the range of chloride stress corrosion cracking (i.e., equal-to
or greater-than 140F), intermittent welds shall not be used.
5.1.3.8 Unless otherwise approved by Purchaser, permanent weld joint backing
strips shall not be permitted. See Purchaser’s API 650 Tank Data Sheet.

5.1.5 Typical Joints

5.1.5.1(c) Shell courses on open top tanks and tanks with external or internal
floating roofs shall be flush-stacked on the inside. Shell courses on
other tank types may be centerline-stacked or flush-stacked on the
inside or outside as specified on API 650 Tank Data Sheet.
5.1.5.8 Continuous welds are required, i.e., no exceptions.
5.1.5.9(e) Unless otherwise specified, for open top tanks and floating roof tanks,
all horizontal elements of the top shell stiffener shall project outward.
See Purchaser’s API 650 Tank Data Sheet Line 11.
5.3 Special Considerations
The specific gravity of the media (e.g., sea water) used to hydrotest the tank shall be
considered in the determination of the design thicknesses of the tank, determination of
foundation loadings, and determination of hydrotest fill height.
5.6 Shell Design
5.6.1.1 Shell plate thicknesses shall be in accordance with the design requirements of
API 650, except that the minimum nominal bottom shell course thickness for
carbon steel tanks shall be determined based on the nominal tank diameters
shown in the following table:
Nominal Tank Diameter D Min. Nominal Carbon Steel Shell Thickness
meters (feet) mm (inches)
D < 15 (50) 6 (1/4)
[4.8 mm (3/16 inch) permitted if Purchaser approves]
D ≥ 15 (50) In accordance with API 650, Section 5.6.1.1
5.6.1.6 For tanks with internal pressure, the shell design thickness shall include the
effects of the internal pressure.
5.6.3.2 Unless otherwise specified, the design liquid level for calculating shell
thicknesses for non-floating roof tanks shall be to the top of the shell, irrespective
of operating liquid levels. See Purchaser’s API 650 Tank Data Sheet Line 7.
5.7 Shell Openings
5.7.2.1 Nozzle reinforcing pads must be at least the same thickness as the shell plate.
Tables 5.4a & 5.4b, Notes a & b. Nozzle reinforcing pads must be at least the same
thickness as the shell plate.
5.7.2.2 The reinforcing plate to nozzle neck weld shall consist of a full penetration weld,
in addition to the fillet weld as described by Figure 5-7B.
5.7.4.5 The alternate thermal stress relief of API 650, Section 5.7.4.5, shall not be used.

5.8 Shell Attachments and Tank Appurtenances

5.8.3.5 Hinges and davits for shell manholes shall be in accordance with PIP VEFV1116
and PIP VEFV1117. (Note: for API plate flanges >34 kg (>75 lbs.),), the hinge
and davit details and dimensions for Class 150 flanges shall apply.)
5.8.5.6 Roof nozzle reinforcing plate to nozzle neck welds shall utilize full groove
welds.
5.8.7 Additional water drawoff sump details are provided in PIP VEFTA100.
5.8.12 Roof Nozzles
Unless otherwise specified on Purchaser’s API 650 Tank Data Sheet Line 23 or
on the tank roof plan view, roof nozzle bolt-hole orientation shall straddle the
“Plant North” direction.
5.10 Roofs
5.10.4 Supported Cone Roofs
5.10.4.7(e) Bearing plates shall be circular. The diameter of bearing plates shall
be the greatest of the following:
1. 350 mm (14 inches)
2. Twice the diameter of the pipe column
3. Twice the greatest diagonal dimension of the structural shape
column
4. Non-circular bearing plates may be used with a minimum 6”
radius rounded corners.
5.10.4.7(f) Bearing plates shall be attached to tank bottom by continuous full-
fillet welds.
5.12 Tank Anchorage
5.12.6 Notwithstanding any other requirements, the anchor attachment design load shall
be no less than the minimum specified yield strength multiplied by the nominal
root area of the anchor.
6. Fabrication
6.1 General
6.1.1.3 In addition to the substances listed in API 650, Section 6.1.1.3, the following
substances are not permitted:
1. Tapes (e.g., duct tape)
2. Materials causing carbon pick-up
3. Harmful metal or metal salts (e.g., zinc, lead, mercury, cadmium, or copper)
Comment: The listed substances can create a variety of conditions detrimental
to the tank’s integrity (e.g., hot-shortness, liquid metal
embrittlement, heat-affected zone excessive hardness, corrosion,
etc.), especially if tank part is heated.

6.1.2 Finish of Plate Edges

Edges as-produced in the mill shall be removed from plates before installation.
7. Erection
7.1 General
7.1.7 Purchaser may reject the use of any materials, equipment, or tools that are not in
accordance with contract documents, jeopardize the safety of personnel, or
impose a hazard at the site.
7.1.8 Tank bottom shall be protected from standing water during erection using a
method approved by Purchaser.
7.1.9 All coating or lining shall be applied after all weld examinations and hydrotesting
has been completed.
7.3 Examination, Testing, and Repairs
7.3.3 Examination and Testing of the Tank Bottom
7.3.3(c) Water shall not be pumped under the tank as a leak detection method.
7.3.3(d) If tank bottom welds are to be inspected by any method other than
vacuum box testing, the examination procedure and acceptance criteria
shall be submitted to the Purchaser for approval.
7.3.3(e) Before any coating is applied to the tank bottom, all weld joints shall
be vacuum box tested.
7.3.5 Testing of the Shell
7.3.5(b) Tank shells shall be hydrostatically tested in accordance with API 650.
7.3.6 Hydrostatic Testing Requirements
7.3.6.5 For tanks with diameters greater than 15 m (50 feet), filling may be
continued while elevation measurements are being recorded. For tanks
with diameters equal to or less than 15 m (50 feet), filling shall be
stopped while measurements are being recorded and then evaluated.
7.3.6.10 If Purchaser exercises the option of keeping a high water level in the
tank (see Purchaser’s API 650 Data Sheet Line 14) and if the
maximum test height is greater than the maximum product fill height,
the draining of the test water may be started after the initial 24 hours at
maximum test height if authorized by Purchaser, but the test water
height shall not be lowered below the maximum product fill height
until Purchaser approves draining the tank.
7.3.6.11 Floating roof legs shall be adjusted after hydrotest if not in full contact
with the landing pads.

7.5 Dimensional Tolerances

7.5.6 Nozzles
7.5.6(a) Specified projection from the outside of the tank shell or roof to the
extreme face of the flange shall be within plus or minus 5 mm (3/16
inch).
7.5.8 Roof Manholes
7.5.8.1 Elevation or radial location within plus or minus 13 mm (1/2 inch)
7.5.8.2 Flange tilt in any plane, measured across the flange diameter within plus
or minus 13 mm (1/2 inch)
8. Methods of Inspecting Joints

8.1.2 Number and Location of Radiographs
Radiography shall be in accordance with API 650 and the following:
8.1.2.10 All vertical welds in shells fabricated of quenched and tempered
material shall be fully radiographed.
8.1.4 Submission of Radiographs
“Inspector” in this paragraph shall refer to the Purchaser’s inspector:
Before any welds are repaired, the radiographs shall be submitted to the
Purchaser’s inspector with any information requested by the inspector regarding
the radiographic technique. This shall apply unless the Purchaser provides in
writing that the radiographs shall be reviewed by the Manufacturer’s inspector,
and then repaired prior to submitting radiographs to the Purchaser’s inspector or
other representative.
8.1.5 Radiographic Standards
Tungsten inclusions in gas tungsten arc welds shall be evaluated as individual
rounded indications. Clustered or aligned tungsten inclusions shall be removed
and repaired.
8.1.6 Determination of Limits of Defective Welding
“Inspector” in this paragraph shall refer to the Purchaser’s inspector:
The minimum weld length of 6 inches for a radiograph per requirement 8.1.2.8
shall not be the limiting factor when evaluating weld defects in radiographs
showing more than Code-minimum 6 inches of weld length. The additional spots
to be radiographed to determine the limits of defective welding shall be
determined from the full length of the radiograph, and shall not be limited to the
6 inches between location markers only. Radiographic film, digital images or
developed radiographs shall not be cut or trimmed or cropped from original
length to obtain the 6-inch minimum length.
8.3 Ultrasonic Examination
8.3.2.4 In this paragraph, “direct supervision of the Level-II or Level-III
personnel” shall mean that the supervising Level-II or Level-III shall be
present at all times, at the location of the work, to directly observe the

work of the Level-I, and shall take full responsibility for the quality and
interpretation of the ultrasonic examination.
8.3.2.5 Acceptance standards shall be agreed upon by the Purchaser and the
Manufacturer. The acceptance criteria shall be provided in writing to the
UT Level II or Level III who is conducting or responsible for the
examination. The acceptance standards used shall be indicated in the
written report with all exceptions and/or additions to Annex U
acceptance criteria that were previously agreed to by the Purchaser and
the Manufacturer.

Annexes
B. Recommendations for Design and Construction of Foundations for

Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks
C. External Floating Roofs
F. Design of Tanks for Small Internal Pressures
H. Internal Floating Roofs
S. Austenitic Stainless Steel Storage Tanks
W. Document Submittals and Review

Annex B
Recommendations for Design and Construction of Foundations for
Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks
B.3 Tank Grades

B3.1 Notwithstanding any allowance in this Section to design tanks foundations for large
settlements, the intended design settlement to the final elevation shall be no more than
75 mm (3 inches). That is, after settlement, the final elevation shall be a minimum of
225 mm (9 inches) above surrounding grade or surface. This will provide adequate
drainage, compensate for small settlement that may occur, help keep the bottom dry and
extend the life of the tank bottom.
In addition, if an under-tank leak detection system is required, the detection piping shall
be above grade after any designed foundation settlement.

Annex C
External Floating Roofs
C.3 Design
C.3.1 General
C.3.1.3 Penetrations shall extend 150 mm (6 inches) minimum into the liquid.
C.3.1.6 Shunts shall be spaced as shown in the following table:
Tank Diameter D Maximum Shunt Spacing
m (ft) m (ft)
D < 43 (140) 3 (10)
43 (140) < D < 84 (275) 2.1 (7)
84 (275) < D 1.5 (5)
C.3.3 Decks
C.3.3.3 Lap joints that are not adjacent to girders, support legs, or relatively stiff
members on the underside of an uncoated roof shall have full-fillet intermittent
welds of 50 mm lengths on 400 mm centers (2-inch lengths on 16-inches
centers). The underside surface of deck plates exposed to product or vapors shall
be seal-welded to each roof leg sleeve for removable legs and to each fixed leg
with a 5 mm (3/16-inch) minimum leg fillet weld.
C.3.4 Pontoon Design
C.3.4.1(a) Calculations confirming the buoyancy requirements of API 650, Section
C.3.4.1(a), for both single-deck and double-deck roofs shall be provided to
Purchaser.
C.3.4.2
a) Rim and bulkhead plates shall have a minimum nominal thickness of 4.8 mm
(3/16 inch).
b) Evidence shall be provided to Purchaser, either by calculation or a proof test
outlined in API 650, Section C.3.4.2, that single-deck roofs will not be
permanently distorted and will not show elastic or inelastic instability when
subjected to the requirements of API 650, Section C.3.4.2.
C.3.7 Ladders
Each external floating roof shall have a rolling ladder with self-leveling treads that have a
minimum width of 710 mm (28 inches).
C.3.8 Drains
C.3.8.1(9) Chains or restraint connections to drains or other internal piping shall not be
attached directly to the piping. Pads or collars shall be used to distribute the load.

C.3.9 Vents
If specified on the Tank Data Sheet, rim space vents for flexible metallic primary seals
shall be provided. The vents shall be capable of releasing any excess air or non-
condensable vapors that enter the tank through the filling line. The minimum number and
sizes of rim vents shall be provided as shown in the following table:
Nominal Tank Diameter D
Minimum Number Size (NPS)
m (ft)
D < 43 (140) 1 4
43 (140) < D < 84 (275) 2 6
84 (275) < D 3 6
C.3.10 Supporting Legs

C.3.10.1 Floating roofs shall have support legs inserted through either fixed low legs
or leg sleeves.
C.3.10.3(c) Adjustable legs shall have a maximum setting of 78 inches) at the tank shell.
C.3.10.3(d) The top of the fixed legs shall extend 910 mm (36 inches) maximum above
the roof deck.
C.3.10.8 Covers and seals shall be provided at the following locations:
1. Top of the high support legs
2. Annular opening between the high support legs and the low fixed legs
or sleeves
3. Other openings (e.g., position-pin holes, if used) that function to set the
high, low, or adaptable positions of the legs
C.3.13 Peripheral Seals
C.3.13.1 Mechanical shoe seals shall be in accordance with the following:
1. Unless otherwise specified on the Purchaser’s API 650 Tank Data Sheet,
Table 5, metal shoes and components employed in the sealing device
between the roof and the tank shell shall be stainless steel.
2. Primary seal fabric shall span between the top of outer rim and sheet metal
shoe. Fabric shall permit full range of rim space movement for which roof
and seal are designed.
3. The primary shoe seal shall be capable of being removed from atop the
floating roof.
C.3.13.3 All seals shall be designed to accommodate the minimum and maximum rim
spaces based on the tolerance in API 650, Section H.4.4.3, and the dimensions
of the shell and roof through the full operating range of the roof.
C.3.13.5 Primary Seals: Unless otherwise specified on the Purchaser’s API 650 Tank
Data Sheet, Line 31, primary rim seals shall be mechanical shoe seals, and
shall be approved by Purchaser.

C.3.13.5 Secondary Seals: Unless otherwise specified, secondary seal shall be provided.
Unless otherwise specified on the Purchaser’s API 650 Tank Data Sheet, Line
31, secondary seals (i.e., wiper type) shall be provided and installed by the roof
manufacturer. Secondary seals shall be in accordance with the following:
1. The secondary seal shall permit examination of the primary seal without
removal.
2. Rainwater, blowing sand, and product scale shall be deflected back onto
the roof by design.
3. When the roof is at the maximum operating level, the top of the seal shall
remain below the top edge of the shell or wind skirt.
C.3.16 Other Roof Accessories
C.3.16.2 Foam Dams
Welded foam dams and support angles used for bolted foam dams shall be
attached to the top deck plate by a continuous fillet weld on each side and
seal-welded at any other edge to prevent crevice corrosion. Foam dams shall
be in accordance with NFPA 11. Foam dam bracing shall be designed to
withstand the hydrostatic pressure.
The dam shall be 0.6 m (2 feet) from the tank shell, and shall be a minimum
of 0.6 m high (2 feet) or 150 mm (6 inches) above the high point of the
weather shield, secondary seal, wax scraper or other mechanism. Foam
Delivery Systems: In lieu of the fixed foam chamber system described in this
section, PIP recommends catenary foam type delivery systems. An example of
an acceptable system is shown in NFPA 11, Figure A.5.3.5.2(b).

Annex F
Design of Tanks for Small Internal Pressures
F.3 Roof Details
The details of the roof-to-shell junction shall be in accordance with Figure F-2 (except as
limited below), in which the participating area resisting the compressive force is shaded
with diagonal lines.
However, unless specifically requested by the Purchaser, the acceptable roof-to-shell
details shall be limited to details a, f, h, i and k, except that the “alternate” arrangements
depicted for details a and k shall not be used. If the Purchaser specifically requests use of
details b, c, d, e or g, a continuous internal seal weld shall be added, unless this additional
requirement is waived by the Purchaser due to non-corrosive, non-chemical, services.
Figure F-2—Permissible Details of Compression Rings
Additional Notes:
5. Roof-to-shell attachment welds shall be a minimum of 2-pass, except for internal seal
welds.
6. For detail i, the roof-to-compression plate joint must be either a full-penetration butt
weld, or a double lap weld (that is, a full external fillet weld and a continuous internal
seal weld).

Annex H
Internal Floating Roofs
H.4 Requirements for All Types
H.4.1 General
H.4.1.6 Unless otherwise specified, anti-static cables, if provided, shall be stranded
stainless steel, 3 mm (1/8 inch) diameter. The length of the bonding cables shall
be a minimum of twice the typical travel of the roof. See Purchaser’s API 650
Tank Data Sheet, Line 32.
H.4.2.4 Minimum Thickness
The minimum thickness of inner rims and bulkheads shall be 4.8 mm (3/16 in.)
(permissible ordering basis—37.4 kg/m2, 7.65 lbf/ft2 of plate, 0.180-in. plate, or
7-gauge sheet), including corrosion allowance.
H.4.3 Joint Design
H.4.3.1 Joints that shall be liquid-tight include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Deck panels in contact with the liquid
2. Bottom deck to rim plates
3. Bottom deck to bulkheads
4. Rim plates to bulkheads
5. Intersections between bulkheads
6. All joints of floats
Joints that shall be vapor-tight include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. All deck joints
2. For tubular pontoon supported roof, the deck to periphery rim joint
H.6 Fabrication, Erection, Welding, Examination, and Testing
H.6.6 Internal floating roof components that are fabricated or attached by welding (e.g., clips,
gusset plates, etc.) shall be completely seal-welded.
H.6.7 Internal floating roofs shall be installed in accordance with the instructions provided by
the internal floating roof manufacturer.

Annex S
Austenitic Stainless Steel Storage Tanks
S.2 Materials
S.2.1.3 No zinc (galvanizing) shall be in direct contact with stainless steel pressure
boundary components. Also, for stainless steel tanks subject to external
impingement fire, the use of galvanizing shall not be permitted.

Annex W
Document Submittals and Review
W.1 Document Submittals and Review
W.1.3 Design Review Document Packages
If specified by the Purchaser, the weld assembly sequences shall be provided in the
Design Review Document (see API 650).
W.1.5 Post-Construction Document Package
a) The data book shall include a document that provides the required thicknesses
(i.e., design thickness plus any specified corrosion allowance) for roof, floor, annular
ring, nozzle and manhole necks, custom flanges and covers for all design and pressure
test conditions.
b) W.1.5(7) Manufacturer’s certification per Figure 10-2. If requested, a certificate of
compliance shall be provided stating that all equipment manufactured is in accordance
with the Purchaser’s specified requirements and any change orders.
W.3 Manufacturer’s Drawing Contents
W.3(17) Tank pressure test outline (e.g., test water level, fill rate, imposed pneumatic pressure,
hold times, drain rate, etc.)
W.3(18) For stainless steel tanks that can be exposed to any heat source, including welding and
impingement fire, that could melt zinc, show the following note: “Zinc-coated (i.e.,
galvanized or painted) components shall not be in contact with welded, bolted, or loose
stainless steel parts of the tank.”
W.3(19) Show the following note: “Substances that contain chlorine or that can decompose to
hydrogen chloride (e.g., coatings to prevent adhesion of weld spatter) shall not be
applied to any part of the tank.”

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